A Little Ain't Enough

A Little Ain't Enough
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1991
Recorded1990
StudioLittle Mountain (Vancouver)
Genre
Length53:10
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBob Rock
David Lee Roth chronology
Skyscraper
(1988)
A Little Ain't Enough
(1991)
Your Filthy Little Mouth
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

A Little Ain't Enough is the third full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, released on January 15, 1991, through Warner Music Group. It was certified gold on April 11, 1991. Produced by Bob Rock, the album featured the lead guitar work of Jason Becker, a then up-and-coming guitarist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's disease) a week after joining the band. He managed to finish recording the album, but was unable to tour in support of the album, as his condition left him with little strength in his hands.

The album marked the beginning of Roth's commercial decline, given the drop-off in sales from his prior two albums. During the year of the album's release, the Seattle grunge movement was beginning a sea change in rock, and Roth's brand of glam metal was considered, by mainstream audiences, obsolete. Although the album went out of print on the Warner Bros. label in 1996, it was reissued (in remastered form) in 2007 through the Friday Music label.

  1. ^ Your Filthy Little Mouth - David Lee Roth | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-06
  2. ^ "Friday 5: What 5 (More) Hair Metal Albums Are Essential?". MetalSucks. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. A Little Ain't Enough at AllMusic
  4. ^ Tucker, Ken (1991-02-01). "A Little Ain't Enough Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  5. ^ Boehm, Mike (1991-01-27). "POP MUSIC : David Lee Roth's Ham on Wry, With Lots of Mustard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  6. ^ Altman, Billy (1991-03-07). "David Lee Roth: A Little Ain't Enough : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2013-02-16.